In India, no sooner the cricketers retire from international cricket than they join the bandwagon of either cricket commentators or coaches. But at least one cricketer from Indian side would surely do something different when he retires from international cricket. Sreesanth can very well join the Mumbai film industry, if not as a dancing hero, [...]
Indian opener Virender Sehwag on Sunday said if given a chance, he would prefer to step in as a middle order batsman.
“I was a middle order batsman. I like to bat in middle order. But currently, team demands me to open batting and I am doing so,” Sehwag told reporters on the sidelines of a [...]
Newlands, Cape Town
Capacity: 25000
England have Lord’s, Australia have the MCG, India have Eden Gardens and South Africa have Newlands. It could be the location, or perhaps the backdrop of Table Mountain, maybe it’s the Oak trees or the brewery next door, but Newlands has that special something.
References to ‘The New Lands’ date back to early [...]
Kings XI Punjab will be sporting new colours in the second edition of the Indian Premier League to begin from April 18.
The Punjab based team has singed a three-year multi-million dollar deal with Dubai based airline Emirates.
The new jersey was unveiled in Mumbai on Saturday with Skipper Yuvraj Singh and owner Preity Zinta sporting [...]
If one thought the Indian Premier League (IPL) was the only ace up Lalit Modi’s sleeve, you might have to think again. For, the man who’s
made Twenty20 a million-dollar enterprise is now planning dedicated IPL cricket awards on the lines of the ICC awards.
The proposed awards will be unveiled before the tournament gets underway [...]
Even as the Indian Premier League gets underway next week, many Pakistani players are still waiting for a firm answer from the IPL regarding the status of their participation in the Twenty20 event.
Pakistan cricketers like Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir and Umar Gul have asked the IPL [...]
Giving a thumbs up to John Buchanan’s multiple captaincy idea, Kolkata Knight Riders pace spearhead Ishant Sharma said the innovative theory could actually help his Indian Premier League side do well in the second season.
Sourav Ganguly was not amused with the idea but Ishant said there was no harm in having four captains as [...]
Sourav Ganguly would have been relieved that his retirement from international cricket does not seem to have blunted his edge as he was among the runs immediately upon resumption of cricket playing in South Africa ahead of IPL2. Ganguly scored a quick 61 and led his team to victory. In the earlier two matches between [...]
Australia’s impact on this month’s Indian Premier League is sure to be huge despite having so many IPL-contracted players chosen to represent their country against Pakistan.
Seven IPL-contracted stars have been selected in Australia’s 14-man squad for the one-day international series against Pakistan starting in Dubai on April 22 after the ODI series against South Africa [...]
After having missed a good amount of cricket last year owing to injuries, England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff said that he didn’t want to miss the game any more and is eager to play in the Indian Premier League. Flintoff, who was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a record $1.55 million, has had several niggling [...]
